The parameter that needs to change the most is the consumer’s mindset. There needs to be greater awareness that e-waste is both an environmental and economic challenge, but one that can be solved
With above a billion mobile phones in use across the country, e-waste has emerged as a major challange for the government, which will launch an awareness cum sensitisation programme here from December 15 to March 31.
The winning project 'E-waste: From Toxic to Green' revolves around preventing greenhouse gas emissions due to mass burning of electronic waste in Delhi NCR while promoting green livelihoods for urban waste-pickers